Two Deputy Heads of Ankara Municipality Detained for Corruption

Turkish police have detained 25 people as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in Ankara's Etymesgut municipality. Among the detainees are two deputy head of the municipality, Anadolu news agency reported.

According to the prosecutor's office of Western Ankara, simultaneous operations took place in five provinces. Among the detainees were five municipal employees. The names of the deputy head of the municipality were given only in the form of initials - G.B. and F.G.

The investigation is conducted by the Bureau of Investigation of Organized Crime. It concerns alleged irregularities in municipal tenders, forgery of documents and profiting from town-planning procedures and permits.

The suspects were detained in the case of the creation or management of a criminal organization, participation in such an organization, misappropriation of funds, bribery, extortion using official position, violations in the conduct of tenders and the execution of contracts.

The Ankara Police Department continues searches, seizures and procedures for transferring suspects to the prosecutor’s office.

An investigation into bribery in the largest municipality in the Turkish capital of Chankai began in July 2026. In the summer, arrest warrants were issued for 36 suspects, including Hussein Mayor Jan Güner, of whom 27 were detained. The investigation is coordinated by the Ankara Prosecutor General’s Office.